This paracord dog leash is super strong because it is made out of one long, continuous piece of paracord. You can choose whatever length and color that you'd like; this leash is about 4 feet (1.21 meters) long when finished.

Things You'll Need

Two colors of paracord (each 45 feet long)

A lighter

Awls (several sizes)

Scissors

One snaphook

Tape measure

Needle nose pliers

Steps

1

Pull the inner cords out of the paracord about a half inch (1.27cm) and cut them off. Then, pull the colored covering of the paracord to recover the inner cords. Do this on one end of each color.

2

Flare out (widen) the edges of the circle that you’ve made with the colored paracord covering. Then melt the edges of the paracord slightly with the lighter, while still maintaining the opening. Be sure to melt all the way around the circle because this will keep the cord strong.

3

Melt the other end of each color of paracord with the lighter. Pinch together to create a pointed end.

4

Using the awl, poke a hole about a quarter inch (1.27cm) from the end of the opened circle of the paracord length in the first color. Make the hole big enough for the second color of paracord to push through. Begin with the smaller awl, then use a larger awl to get the right size. Repeat with the other color of paracord. At this point you should have two colors of paracord that each have one pointed end, and one end with a hole.

5

Push the pointed end of one color of paracord through the hole you just made in the opposite color. Use the needle nose pliers if you need help pulling it through. Repeat with the opposite ends and pull until both circular ends meet in the middle. You will now have one long piece of paracord.

6

Attach the snaphook. Essentially you will be making a double slipknot. First, pull the fused ends through the end of the snaphook. Then, loop it through again. Last, finish the slipknot by threading the rest of the paracord through the loop and pulling tightly to secure. For a smaller dog, one slipknot should be sufficient.

7

Measure the leash by beginning at the snaphook and measuring how long you’d like your leash to be (the example in this tutorial is measured to 4 feet/1.21 meters). Hold the spot with your finger, then loop enough paracord to create the core of the leash handle (pictured). This handle is measure to be about 7 inches (17.5cm). The two colors of cord will form the core of the leash. All of the knotting will happen over this core, making the leash strong. Use a twist tie to temporarily secure the handle loop to the leash.

8

Begin the cobra weave at the point where you attached the handle core to the leash. To do the cobra weave, you will weave (knot) the two colors of paracord over your core. Make a loop with 1 color so that it forms a “D” with the core. The 2nd color will go over the 1st color, under the core and through the “D” so make a knot over the core. Be sure to pull tightly and always begin the knot with the same color to keep your pattern consistent

9

After you weave completely around the handle, begin weaving (knotting) down the length of the leash core. Continue pulling tightly until you reach the snaphook.

10

Finish the leash by trimming the paracord down to about a half inch (1.27cm) from the end of the leash. Slide down the colored covering of each cord and trim the inner cords as you did in Step 1, then melt the edges and pinch tightly together with the needle nose pliers. Your leash is all finished!